EP3663121B1 - Verfahren und system zur steuerung eines elektrischen systems - Google Patents

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EP3663121B1
EP3663121B1 EP18209778.2A EP18209778A EP3663121B1 EP 3663121 B1 EP3663121 B1 EP 3663121B1 EP 18209778 A EP18209778 A EP 18209778A EP 3663121 B1 EP3663121 B1 EP 3663121B1
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  • the present invention relates to a method and system for reactivation of an electrical system in a vehicle.
  • the invention relates to a method and system in a vehicle comprising a first and a second electrical system.
  • One way of reducing fuel consumption is to convert functionality of the vehicle which has previously been powered by the combustion engine to instead be electrically powered, i.e. functionalities which migrate from the mechanical to the electrical domain.
  • first and second electrical systems are defined by their respective operating voltages. However the first and second electrical systems may still be interconnected and integrated in various ways.
  • the present invention is based on the realization that it may be possible to recover from a detected fault in the second electrical system or a crash situation without having to completely shut down the vehicle and without having to go to a workshop to analyze and repair the vehicle.
  • the reconnection of a power source after a detected fault or crash has been resolved is done by increasing the voltage from zero up to an operating voltage. The reason is that even though it has been determined that the fault of the second electrical system is no longer present, there may be additional faults which are not detected and/or faults which have arisen as a consequence of the first fault.
  • the system is specifically monitored to determine if either the system current or system voltage exceeds set threshold values.
  • the threshold is advantageously set so that any damage to the first electrical system is prevented if a fault remains when the power source is reconnected.
  • the voltage of the second electrical system is increased to an intermediate voltage which is lower than the second operating voltage, the risk of damage to the electrical systems is further reduced.
  • the voltage threshold value may be the same as the first voltage.
  • the voltage of the power source is reduced to zero and reconnection is stopped if the voltage of the first electrical system exceeds the predetermined operating voltage. Since the operating voltage of the second electrical system is higher than the operating voltage of the first electrical system, it can be determined that a fault is remaining if the voltage of the first electrical system exceeds a nominal operating voltage. This may for example occur if an uncontrolled or accidental electrical connection has been formed between the first and second electrical system.
  • the voltage threshold value is equal to a voltage safety limit of the first electrical system.
  • An electrical system is typically designed to be able to withstand a voltage higher than the operating voltage, at least for a limited time period.
  • the voltage threshold value may thus be set to a predetermined voltage which is higher than the first operating voltage but where the first electrical system is not damaged.
  • Such a safety limit may for example be twice the operating voltage of the first electrical system.
  • Increasing the voltage to an intermediate voltage comprises ramping the voltage. Thereby, the voltage is not abruptly applied and a fault can be detected in time before any of the components in the electrical systems is damaged.
  • the specific properties of the ramp may be controlled based of the properties of the electrical systems.
  • the voltage ramp may be a fixed ramp, meaning that the voltage is increasing at a constant rate from zero and up to the intermediate voltage. If the voltage would be increased in a discrete step and there is an electrical short between the two electrical systems, there is a potential for component damage. This can be mitigated by using a limited ramp and by using the described voltage and current threshold values that are set to be non-damaging to the electrical components.
  • the intermediate voltage may correspond to a safe voltage level of the second electrical system.
  • the voltage provided by the power supply to the second electrical system does not exceed a safe voltage of the first electrical system, meaning that even if there is a short circuit between the first and second electrical systems, the first electrical system does not take damage.
  • the method may further comprise, after the step of detecting a fault in the second electrical system, disconnecting an electrical load from the second electrical system. If it can be determined that the fault is caused by a load of the system, the faulty load may be disconnected for the remaining loads of the system to be operated.
  • the method may further comprise, if a fault is detected, disconnecting loads from the second electrical system, and wherein the step of reconnecting comprises reconnecting the power source and if no fault is detected after increasing the voltage of the second electrical system, connecting an electrical load to the second electrical system.
  • the integrity of the electrical system can be verified without connected loads to determine if the fault lies in the electrical system as such or in one of the connected loads.
  • the method may comprise disconnecting all loads of the second electrical system. However, it may be sufficient to disconnect loads so that the voltage of the second electrical system is reduced to zero, meaning that loads capable of storing or providing power are disconnected whereas purely resistive loads may remain connected.
  • the current threshold may advantageously be set higher than an expected transient current resulting from reconnecting the power source.
  • the current threshold value is thus preferably set so as to not be exceeded by the expected current transient.
  • the current threshold may be set lower than an expected transient current resulting from reconnecting the power source, and wherein the method comprises filtering the current transient. Filtering may for example be performed as time filtering, where the current is not measured or not taken into account during the short initial time period where the transient occur.
  • detecting a fault in the second electrical system may comprise detecting a short circuit between the first electrical system and the second electrical system, detecting a faulty component of the first or second electrical system and disconnecting the faulty component from the first or second electrical system, and/or detecting a software error of the second electrical system.
  • various embodiments of the system and method according to the present invention are mainly described with reference to a vehicle comprising a conventional 12V electrical system and also a 48V electrical system, also referred to as a mild hybrid vehicle.
  • the described method and system may also be applicable for other types of electrical systems comprising systems with two different voltages.
  • Fig. 1 is a flow chart outlining the general steps of a method according to an embodiment of the invention, and the method will be described with further reference to Fig. 2 schematically illustrating a control system 200 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a control system 200 for a vehicle comprising a first electrical system 202 operating at a first voltage and a second electrical system 204 operating at a second voltage.
  • the first voltage is 12V and the second voltage is 48V, and the second voltage is thus higher than the first voltage.
  • the control system 200 comprises: a fault detection unit 206 configured to detect a fault in the second electrical system 204 and an electrical system control unit 208.
  • the electrical system control unit 208 is configured to perform the steps of a method according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the described control units may include a microprocessor, microcontroller, programmable digital signal processor or another programmable device.
  • the control unit may also, or instead, include an application specific integrated circuit, a programmable gate array or programmable array logic, a programmable logic device, or a digital signal processor.
  • the control unit includes a programmable device such as the microprocessor, microcontroller or programmable digital signal processor mentioned above, the processor may further include computer executable code that controls operation of the programmable device.
  • a crash situation may be a detected crash event, or it may be a situation which is anticipated to lead to a crash, where it is advantageous to shut off the second electrical system 204 as a precaution to avoid that the higher voltage of the second electrical systems damages components of the vehicle.
  • a fault in the second electrical system 204 is detected 100 followed by disconnecting 102 a power source 210 of the second electrical system 204.
  • the power source 210 of the second electrical system may for example be a 48V battery 210.
  • the first electrical system 202 comprises a 12V battery 211.
  • next step it is determined 104 that that the fault of the second electrical system 204 is no longer present. This can for example be determined by running diagnostic tests of the electrical system, or by disconnecting a component which is known to be the cause of the detected problem.
  • the power source 210 is reconnected 106 the second electrical system 204 and the voltage applied to the second electrical system 204 is increased from zero to an intermediate voltage lower than the second voltage.
  • the voltage is increased using a voltage ramp, and during the voltage ramp, the current in the second electrical system 204 and the voltage of the first electrical system 202 is monitored.
  • the voltage the voltage of the second electrical system 204 reduced is 112 to zero.
  • the current in the second electrical system may for example be expected to be zero if the loads of the second electrical system 204 are disconnected or deactivated, meaning that the current threshold value is set to zero.
  • a voltage in the first electrical system 202 which is higher than the expected operating voltage is indicative of a short circuit between the first and second electrical systems 202, 204.
  • Fig. 2 further illustrates loads 212, 214 connected to the first and second electrical system 202, 204, respectively.
  • the illustrated system 200 further comprises a DC/DC 216 converter arranged between the first and second electrical systems 202, 204, and a combustion engine 218 arranged to provide power to the electrical systems 202, 204 and to charge the batteries 210, when required.
  • Potential faults for example include a short from 48V plus wire to 12 V plus as a result of crash impact or a software fault where disconnection is needed to ensure safety.
  • the described reconnection methodology may in such case enable uninterrupted driving.
  • Fig. 3 schematically illustrates the voltage of the first and second electrical system 202, 204 and the current in the second electrical system 204 as a function of time for an example embodiment of the described method and system.
  • the voltage in the first electrical system 202 is 12V and the voltage in the second electrical system 204 is 48V.
  • the second time period 302 a fault of the second electrical system 204 is detected and the voltage of the second electrical system 202 is reduced to zero, consequently the current is also reduced to zero.
  • the first system i.e. the 12V system
  • the power source is reconnected, or activated, and the voltage is increased using a fixed voltage ramp from zero and up to an intermediate voltage.
  • An example ramp time up to the intermediate voltage may be 500ms, meaning that the voltage ramp rate is 48V/s.
  • the intermediate voltage is here defined as half of the operating voltage, i.e. 24V.
  • the current threshold value (x(A)) may thus be set higher than the current transient to avoid that the initial current is identified as a fault in the system.
  • the duration of the current transient is negligible in comparison with the ramp time up to the intermediate voltage.
  • the loads can be reconnected and the electrical systems can be operated according to normal procedures as illustrated in the fifth time period 308.

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  1. Verfahren zur Reaktivierung eines elektrischen Systems eines Fahrzeugs, das ein erstes elektrisches System umfasst, das mit einer ersten Spannung arbeitet, und ein zweites elektrisches System, das mit einer zweiten Spannung arbeitet, wobei die zweite Spannung höher ist als die erste Spannung, wobei das Verfahren umfasst:
    Erkennen (100) eines Fehlers im zweiten elektrischen System oder Erkennen einer Crash-Situation;
    Trennen (102) einer Stromquelle des zweiten elektrischen Systems;
    Bestimmen (104), dass der Fehler des zweiten elektrischen Systems nicht mehr vorhanden ist oder dass die Crash-Situation gelöst ist;
    Wiederanschließen (106) der Stromquelle an das zweite elektrische System und, durch eine elektrische Systemsteuereinheit (208), Hochfahren der Spannung des zweiten elektrischen Systems von null auf eine Zwischenspannung, die niedriger als die zweite Spannung und höher als die erste Spannung ist; und
    wenn (110) eine erkannte Spannung des ersten elektrischen Systems höher als ein Spannungsschwellenwert ist, wobei der Spannungsschwellenwert höher als die erste Spannung und gleich einer Spannungs-Sicherheitsgrenze des ersten elektrischen Systems ist, wo das erste elektrische System nicht beschädigt ist;
    Reduzieren (112) der Spannung des zweiten elektrischen Systems auf null.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Anstieg ein fester Anstieg ist.
  3. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, das ferner umfasst, nach dem Schritt des Erkennens eines Fehlers in dem zweiten elektrischen System, Trennen einer elektrischen Last von dem zweiten elektrischen System.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, das ferner umfasst, wenn ein Fehler erkannt wird, Trennen von Lasten vom zweiten elektrischen System, und wobei der Schritt des Wiederanschließens das Wiederanschließen der Stromquelle und, wenn kein Fehler erkannt wird, nach dem Erhöhen der Spannung des zweiten elektrischen Systems, Anschließen einer elektrischen Last an das zweite elektrische System umfasst.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Erkennen eines Fehlers in dem zweiten elektrischen System das Erkennen eines Softwarefehlers des zweiten elektrischen Systems umfasst.
  6. Steuersystem (200) für ein Fahrzeug, umfassend ein erstes elektrisches System (202), das mit einer ersten Spannung arbeitet, und ein zweites elektrisches System (204), das mit einer zweiten Spannung arbeitet, wobei die zweite Spannung höher ist als die erste Spannung, wobei das Steuersystem umfasst:
    eine Fehlererkennungseinheit (206), die dazu ausgelegt ist, einen Fehler in dem zweiten elektrischen System zu erkennen oder eine Crash-Situation zu erkennen; und
    eine elektrische Systemsteuereinheit (208), die dazu ausgelegt ist:
    eine Stromquelle (210) des zweiten elektrischen Systems zu trennen;
    zu bestimmen, dass der Fehler des zweiten elektrischen Systems nicht mehr vorhanden ist oder dass die Crash-Situation gelöst ist;
    die Stromquelle wieder an das zweite elektrische System anzuschließen und Hochfahren der Spannung des zweiten elektrischen Systems von null auf eine Zwischenspannung, die niedriger als die zweite Spannung und höher als die erste Spannung ist; und
    wenn eine erkannte Spannung des ersten elektrischen Systems höher als ein Spannungsschwellenwert ist, wobei der Spannungsschwellenwert höher als die erste Spannung und gleich einer Spannungs-Sicherheitsgrenze des ersten elektrischen Systems ist, wo das erste elektrische System nicht beschädigt ist;
    die Spannung des zweiten elektrischen Systems auf null zu reduzieren.
  7. Steuersystem nach Anspruch 6, wobei die elektrische Systemsteuereinheit ferner dazu ausgelegt ist, dass das Wiedereinschalten das Wiedereinschalten der Stromquelle und, wenn nach dem Erhöhen der Spannung des zweiten elektrischen Systems kein Fehler erkannt wird, das Anschließen einer elektrischen Last an das zweite elektrische System umfasst.
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